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| Name | Italy Cool Facts - Fun Facts About This Sunny Country! |
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| Video Discription | Italy is one seriously interesting country, from the Ancient Romans, their awesome food, their super speedy cars and an entirely independent state that sits within Italy itself. Fact #1. The she-wolf legend of Romulus and Remus! There is a myth that the city of Rome was founded on 21st April 753 B.C. by two brothers named Romulus and Remus. Now the legend says that they were raised in a cave by a she-wolf! Fact #2. The Roman Empire. At the height of the Roman Empire in A.D. 117, the area the Romans had conquered stretched from Portugal to Syria to Britain to North Africa. It covered 2.3 million miles (3.7 million kilometers); that’s about the same size as India and it’s about one third the size of the whole of the U.S. That is one seriously large area to rule over! Fact #3. Italian History. In the 12th century, Italy was filled with loads of different areas that were ruled by foreigners. The Italians had enough so they decided to reclaim their land! They fought back in 1859 and eventually kicked all the foreigners out. In 1861 the Kingdom of Italy was born and it was all theirs! Fact #4. Mussolini. In 1914, Italy sided with the UK and the US in World War I, but unfortunately they were left with hardly anything at the end of the war. A new leader came into town called Benito Mussolini. He was no man to have a chat on the side of the road with, he was a fierce dictator! Luckily we don’t live in those times where we might have come across him! In the Second World War, he sided with Germany and Japan, but was later captured and executed. Fact #5. Italian words. Now how is this for interesting! In the 1930s and 40s Mussolini tried to get rid of all foreign words from the Italian language. So what did he do? Well he changed them of course. In soccer, ‘goal’ became ‘meta’ and Donald Duck became ‘Paperino’. Mickey Mouse became ‘Topolino’ and Goofy became ‘Pippo’. Although they’re not banned anymore, these words have stuck. So if you’re going to Disney Land you’re going to see Topolino and Pippo! Fact #6. Ever hear of the Renaissance? Well it was a period in time when great artists, poets, painters, architects, scientists, mathematicians and thinkers came alive and it all started in none other than Italy. Think Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Galileo Galilei, Alessandro Volta, Fibonacci and Donatello, who were all part of this amazing period in time. Fact #7. Architecture. Italy is known for the super cool buildings and their building techniques. They’ve built amazing like the Colosseum, Pantheon and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. These buildings are unique in every way! Venice is also one of the most popular cities for tourists worldwide – I am sure you have heard of Venice before. It is very unlike most cities, as you can see below! Fact #8. Italian inventions. The Italians have had their fair share of inventions including the thermometer, the electric battery, the piano, the barometer, nitroglycerin, espresso machine, typewriter, eye glasses, the ice-cream cone, the violin and the cello and wireless telegraphy. Also, the inventor of the nuclear reactor was an Italian. They seem pretty smart in this part of the world. Fact #9. The Vatican City.How is this for an amazing fact? The Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock its own gates at night. It has its own phone company, radio, T.V. stations, money, and stamps. It even has its own army, the historic Swiss Guard. For such a small place, that’s unbelievable. If you loved these facts, please like this video and subscribe to stay up to date! cGoEdvtB-SI |
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